Cardiome Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Cardiome to conduct conference call and webcast today, May 12, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Pacific)

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VANCOUVER, May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.  Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in U.S. dollars and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). All share and per share amounts reflect the one-for-five share consolidation that occurred on April 12, 2013.

Summary Results

Cardiome recorded a net loss of $3.1 million ($0.20 per common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Q1-2014), compared to net income of $18.4 million ($1.47 per common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (Q1-2013). The net loss for Q1-2014 was largely due to an increase in SG&A expenses incurred to support the commercialization of BRINAVESS^TM and AGGRASTAT™, offset by the revenues generated from the sale of BRINAVESS^TM and AGGRASTAT™. The net income for Q1-2013 was primarily due to the recognition of a $20.8 million gain on the settlement of debt owed to Merck.

Total revenue for Q1-2014 was $7.6 million compared to $0.1 million in Q1-2013. In Q1-2014, revenues from the sale of BRINAVESS™ and AGGRASTAT™ were $6.6 million, and licensing, royalty and other fees were $1.0 million.  In Q1-2013, revenue was comprised of licensing and other fees received from Merck, our former collaborative partner.

Cost of goods sold for Q1-2014 was $1.5 million. No cost of goods sold was recorded for Q1-2013, as Cardiome did not have any product sales in Q1-2013.

Selling, general and administration (SG&A) expenditures for Q1-2014 were $8.0 million compared to $2.2 million for Q1-2013. The increase was primarily due to higher costs associated with sales and marketing efforts to support the commercialization of BRINAVESS^TM and the continued sales of AGGRASTAT™ with the acquisition of Correvio late in 2013.

Other expenses for Q1-2014 were $0.3 million, primarily due to interest expense on the deferred consideration arising from the Correvio acquisition. For Q1-2013, other income was $21.0 million due to a gain of $20.8 million recorded on the settlement of debt owed to Merck.

Liquidity and Outstanding Share Capital

At March 31, 2014, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $13.2 million.  As of May 8, 2014, the Company had 16,520,072 common shares issued and outstanding and 1,139,912 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options at a weighted-average exercise price of CAD $4.44 per share.

Conference Call

Cardiome will hold a teleconference and webcast on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Pacific). To access the conference call, please dial 416-764-8688 or 888-390-0546 and use conference ID 18524385. The webcast can be accessed through Cardiome's website at http://cardiome.com.

Webcast and telephone replays of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through June 9, 2014. Please dial 416-764-8677 or 888-390-0541 and enter code 524385# to access the replay.

About Cardiome Pharma Corp.

Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of cardiovascular therapies that will improve the quality of life and health of patients suffering from heart disease. Cardiome has two marketed, in-hospital, cardiology products, BRINAVESS™ (vernakalant IV), approved in Europe and other territories for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in adults, and AGGRASTAT™ (tirofiban HCl) a reversible GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor indicated for use in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients.

Cardiome is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (CRME) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (COM). For more information, please visit our web site at www.cardiome.com.

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SOURCE Cardiome Pharma Corp.